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    World Rugby to invest in US

    2025-09-15T10:22:00Z

    The country is set to host the Men’s Rugby World Cup and the Women’s Rugby World Cup, in 2031 and 2033 respectively.

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    Greenpeace calls TotalEnergies’ sponsorship of Rugby World Cup in France “sportswashing”

    2023-09-01T07:09:00Z

    Greenpeace has denounced the sponsorship of fossil fuels in the world of sport with the release of a distressing video showing the Stade de France being drowned in a flood of petroleum. The video, aimed specifically at French oil giant TotalEnergies, seeks to denounce the sponsorship of major fossil fuel ...

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    Sarah Massey appointed as RWC 2025 managing director

    2023-05-03T11:32:00Z

    Sarah Massey has been appointed managing director of the Local Operating Company (LOC) for England’s Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2025, which will be the tenth edition of the women’s RWC. The LOC is a joint venture between World Rugby and the Rugby Football Union (RFU), or England Rugby. Most recently, ...

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    World Rugby puts women’s rugby at the heart of its growth plans

    2023-04-26T09:41:00Z

    World Rugby, the global governing body for the sport of rugby union, has announced details of Accelerate, a new framework for the development of women’s rugby. Accelerate will see the international federation form bespoke partnerships with national unions, governments and brands to raise standards on and off the field. The ...

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    Macron presents the official merchandise line for Rugby World Cup 2023

    2022-11-23T15:15:00Z

    Italian teamwear brand Macron and World Rugby have presented the official merchandise line for the Rugby World Cup 2023 (RWC 2023), in a partnership facilitated by World Rugby’s global master licensee IMG. Macron is the official sports apparel supplier of RWC 2023. The tournament will be held in France, and ...

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    2023 Rugby World Cup’s CEO has been fired

    2022-10-17T14:50:00Z

    Claude Atcher, the chief executive officer of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, has been fired by the organizing committee’s board of directors. The board has appointed Julien Collette as the new chief executive and Martine Nemeck as deputy chief executive. The decision to sack Atcher follows a long-running ...

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    2023 Rugby World Cup CEO suspended over bullying allegations

    2022-09-02T12:08:00Z

    Claude Atcher, the CEO of Rugby World Cup 2023, has been suspended by the French sports ministry, Amélie Oudéa-Castera, after sports newspaper L’Equipe reported in June of “alarming managerial practices” and “infringements of financial probity” within the event’s organizing committee. The minister added that Atcher would face a disciplinary procedure ...

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    World Rugby confirms World Cup locations through 2033

    2022-05-17T13:28:00Z

    World Rugby, the world governing body for the sport of rugby union, has confirmed the locations for the next three women’s and two men’s Rugby World Cups. At its Annual Meeting in Dublin on May 12, the organization’s council unanimously approved the staging of Rugby World Cups in the following ...